Language: Japanese
Five Necessary Elements For A Church That Shines In The Community
A church that was on the verge of closing ten years ago was able to have a miraculous recovery. After the earthquake, it is shining the light of Christ in the midst of the disaster area. What are the keys for making this possible? Bio: He was born in 1976, in Miyagi Prefecture, which had … Read more
Risk Ride video – Suicide Prevention Campaign
As the anniversary of Japan’s earthquake and tsunami coincides with what is traditionally Japan’s highest suicide month (March), Japan Campus Crusade for Christ is leading a suicide-prevention campaign to help counter hopelessness. The campaign is centered on a tool called Risk Ride created through the “Manga” magazine style that is popular in Japanese society. “On … Read more
Risk Ride Manga – Suicide Prevention Campaign
As the anniversary of Japan’s earthquake and tsunami coincides with what is traditionally Japan’s highest suicide month (March), Japan Campus Crusade for Christ is leading a suicide-prevention campaign to help counter hopelessness. The campaign is centered on a tool called Risk Ride created through the “Manga” magazine style that is popular in Japanese society. “On … Read more
RJCセミナー家族への証し2011 Witnessing to Your Family Seminaro Handout
This is the handout of seminar notes to go with Takako’s workshop presentation
The Japanese Christian Identity 日本人クリスチャンのアイデンティティーについて考える
We have been saved and have become children of God. And on one hand we are growing by Christ, and yet we struggle to understand what it means to be a Japanese with our value system and basic cultural values and hold to our identity in Christ. We will explore our basic Japanese thinking patterns … Read more
Is There A Japanized Christianity And An Americanized Christianity? 「『日本のキリスト教』と『アメリカのキリスト教』ってあるの？」
Shusaku Endo, in Silence, states that “Even if you plant the sapling called ‘Christianity’ in the swamp called ‘Japan’, the roots will begin to rot”. Does our faith become something different in the soil called “Japan”? How do we reply to this message? We would like to think about this together. 「キリスト教という苗を日本という沼地に植えても、根が腐っていく」と遠藤周作は「沈黙」の中で述べています。日本という土壌の中で、私たちの信仰は違ったものになってしまうのか？このメッセージに、私たちはどのように答えるでしょうか？一緒に考えていきたいと思います。Bio: After graduating from … Read more
New Wine, New Wineskins: Sports Ministry For A New Generation, 「新しいぶどう酒は新しい革袋に」次世代向けスポーツミニストリーの一事例
In 2016, we started a futsal (indoor soccer) team and entered into the 3rd league of Osaka Futsal Federation. There were many challenges to do this ministry for a local church in order to successfully reach out to a new generation as a mission. This seminar will show three years of my experiences leading this … Read more
The Book Of Ecclesiastes and Japanese 「伝道の書」と日本人
It will be argued that the book of Ecclesiastes has been one of the favorites for Japanese Christians. Furthermore, Ecclesiastes has often functioned as a theological bridge to Japanese thought. Special emphasis will be placed on the use of Ecclesiastes in the writings of Seizō Sekine, professor of ethics and Hebrew Bible at the University … Read more
The Philosophy Of A Welcoming Church, 歓迎する教会」
Jesus came and gave his life so that outsiders might be welcomed into His family. As we gather as a church, how can we make our gatherings as welcoming as possible? What are the values and behaviors of a welcoming church? How can we become a welcoming church? 主イエスは、Outsiderたちを神の国、神の家族にinするため、歓迎するために、ご自身の命さえ惜しまず与えられました。私たちが「教会・キリストの体」として集まる時、どのようにそれを体現すればいいのでしょう？そしてその根底に流れる基本的思考は？教会はどのようにすれば、Welcoming Churchになるのでしょう？ Bio: Fumi 千東 史和 (フミ) … Read more